Clinical trials: Elderly Exercise
Healthy Aging
Designing Communities to Support Healthy Living in Aging Residents
The Housing for Health team is making evidence-based recommendations to the developer and design team of an upcoming congregate-living development to support the healthy living of older adults who will be moving into the new…
- Trial name
- NCT05031273
- Testing
- Residents moving into a congregate-living development with more features that support healthy living
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Sarcopenia, Dietary Protein
Dietary Protein Quality for Skeletal Muscle Anabolism in Older Adults
Dietary proteins potently augment muscle protein synthesis. Because of poorer anabolic sensitivity with ageing, studies and guidelines recommend higher dietary protein intake for older adults.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia, Dietary Protein, Resistance Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT05574205
- Testing
- Resistance Exercise, Protein supplementation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Aging
Smart Facial Exercise Coaching System for Older Adults
Participants will participate in a 5-day facial exercise program and will be assessed at baseline, immediately after completion of the intervention, and 1 month after completion of the intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT07700654
- Testing
- Smart Facial Coaching System, Video-Based Facial Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Frailty
Strength on Wheels: A Meal Delivery and Exercise Intervention for Homebound Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to implement a home-based exercise program, administered through Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston Meals on Wheels (MOWGH), and evaluate its effects on frailty status and nutritional markers in…
- Trial name
- NCT04087343
- Testing
- Meals plus exercise, Meals only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Hospitalization, Activity
The WALK-Copenhagen Trial (WALK-Cph): a Mixed Methods Study
The WALK-Copenhagen project aims at enhancing physical activity during and after hospitalization in older medical patients by an intervention developed in co-operation with key stakeholders
- Trial name
- NCT03825497
- Testing
- Promotion of activity during and after hospitalization
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre
Aging, Fall
ABLE (Arts-Based Exercise Enhancing LongEvity)
Older adults who are referred to home care physiotherapy often only get to see the physiotherapist three to five times and are expected to continue exercising on their own.
- Conditions
- Aging, Fall, Muscle Weakness, Mobility Limitation
- Trial name
- NCT03675490
- Testing
- ABLE - exercise with interactive technology
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Sarcopenia
Milk and Milk-produce to Counteract the Loss of Muscle Mass and Function in Exercising Older Adults.
This project evaluates the use of different types of proteins from various food sources after an exercise session, on muscle mass and physical capacity in aged sarcopenic men (who have low muscle mass).
- Trial name
- PRO (NCT01883674)
- Testing
- Resistance training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Cognitive Disorders
Contribution of Physical Activity to Self-esteem and Motivation in Older Adults With Minor to Major Cognitive Disorders Such as Alzheimer's Disease or Related Disorders
Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia in people over 60 years of age. It is characterized by a decline in memory, learning ability and other cognitive domains (language, gnosis, praxis, attention), with a gradual…
- Trial name
- APAMA (NCT03866018)
- Testing
- Adapted physical activity
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Sedentary Middle Age and Older Aged Adults
Improving Exercise Adherence With App Technology for At-Risk Adults Living in Rural Kansas and Nebraska
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias are a public health crisis impacting individuals across the world. In the United States, adults living in rural areas face an elevated risk for cognitive impairment mainly due to…
- Trial name
- RemoteEx+ (NCT07171255)
- Testing
- RemoteEx+ Programming
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
Breast Cancer, Aging
Impact of Physical Activity on Biomarker of Aging and Body Composition Among Breast Cancer Survivors Age 65 and Older
To determine if exercise will affect the increase in p16 expression that is associated with both chemotherapy administration and advancing age.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Aging, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT02328313
- Testing
- Walk with Ease Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
The Effects of Single Baduanjin and Elastic Band Exercises on VSWM in Elderly Individuals With MCI
Previous studies have confirmed that both acute (single) and long-term various exercise interventions can significantly improve the cognitive function of individuals with MCI.
- Trial name
- NCT07656480
- Testing
- baduanjin exercise, elastic band exercises
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- qiu chen
Elderly Women
Effects of Two Water-based Aerobic Training Programs in Elderly Women
The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of two water based aerobic training programs on cardiorespiratory, neuromuscular and quality of life parameters in old women.
- Trial name
- NCT03289091
- Testing
- water-based continuous aerobic training, water-based interval aerobic training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Pelotas
Frailty, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Effects of Square-stepping Exercise on Frailty and Cognitive Function in Elderly With Frailty and MCI
This is a single-blinded, randomized controlled trail with pre- and post-measurements. The inclusion criteria are: (1) age between 65 to 90 years old, (2) the presence of at least one of the 5 physical characteristics defined by…
- Trial name
- NCT04463797
- Testing
- Square-stepping exercise, Stretching and strengthening
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Physical Activity
Training Intervention in a Controlled Population of Frail Elderly
Exercise has a beneficial role in geriatric patients categorized as frail. Nevertheless, it is not known physical training pattern more beneficial for these patients.
- Trial name
- EMTIFE (NCT02331459)
- Testing
- Multicomponent training intervention, Nutritional intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de la Ribera
Accidental Falls
The Feasibility of Nintendo RingFit to Improve Balance and Muscle Strength of Elders
Background Existing findings have suggested that exergaming (i.e., exercise that requires people to move their body to play, providing an active gaming experience while serving as a form of physical activity), may have a…
- Trial name
- NCT05949359
- Testing
- Nintendo RingFit-augmented exercise program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Motor, Sensory, Cognition, Older, Falls, Balance Ability, Randomized Controlled Trial, Task-oriented Approach
Comparison of Effects of Motor, Sensory and Cognitive Exercises on Falls Prevention
Motor, sensory, and cognitive functions all contribute to balance maintenance, and age causes deterioration in these functions with associated declines in balance ability and accidental falls.
- Trial name
- NCT05465720
- Testing
- falls-prevention programs
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chung Shan Medical University
Athletic Performance, Postural Balance
Effect of an 8-Week Core Exercise Program on Jumping and Balance in Recreational Soccer Players Aged 14-16 Years
This randomized controlled trial examines the effect of an 8-week core exercise program on jumping and balance performance in recreational male soccer players aged 14 to 16 years.
- Conditions
- Athletic Performance, Postural Balance, Jumping Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07870083
- Testing
- Core Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahmet Talha Öztürk
Locomotive Syndrome
Elastic Band Exercises and Locomotive Syndrome
Locomotive syndrome is described as a condition in which mobility functions such as gait or Sit-to-stand are decreased due to impairment of the locomotive organs.
- Trial name
- NCT04546646
- Testing
- Elastic Band Exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Hypertension
Improving Age-Related Cognitive Decline With Exercise in Hypertensive Older Adults
The investigator aims to assess the extent to which a brief exercise intervention improves systemic growth factor concentrations, reverses loss of systemic vascular networks and hypertension, and by extension, improves…
- Trial name
- DECLARE (NCT05043454)
- Testing
- High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Aging
Effects of Otago Exercise Combined With Short-Foot Exercise in Older Adults
The Otago Exercise Programme is a multicomponent exercise approach targeting strength, balance, and mobility in older adults. Short-foot exercises are designed to improve intrinsic foot muscle activation and medial longitudinal…
- Trial name
- NCT07870486
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Programme, Otago Exercise Programme + Short-Foot Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
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